M: No, he isn't. Jenny is the oldest. Linda is the youngest. Peter is in the middle; but he is the tallest one. He is even taller than I am.

F: Is Peter in the university?

M: No, he is a senior in high school. I think he is the most intelligent one in the family. But Jenny is the most beautiful one and Linda is the most ambitious one. My wife, Kate, and I are very proud of them.

F: Does your wife work?

M: Yes, she teaches in an elementary school. She is the busiest one in the family.

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California; the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest.

Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D.C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

刚才那段文章你听懂了多少? 等一会儿我请英文老师再把整段文章用慢速度 念一遍. 现在我们先来听今天测验的三个问题.

第一个问题是:

M: Among the fifty American states, which is the largest, newest and coldest?

第二个问题是:

M: Why is Washington,D.C., the most important city in the United States?

第三个问题是:

M: What are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast?

现在我请英文老师再把文章用慢速度念一遍, 请你注意听.

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California; the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest.

Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D.C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

现在请你回答今天测验的三个问题. 回答之后, 老师会念出正确答案, 你己比较 一下看看答对了没有.

第一个问题是:

M: Among the fifty American states, which is the largest, newest and coldest?

F: Alaska is the largest, newest and coldest state in the United States.

第二个问题是:

M: Why is Washington,D.C., the most important city in the United States?

F: Washington, D.C., is the most important American city because it is the capital of the United States.

第三个问题是:

M: What are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast?

F: Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast.

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